Rutgers women's basketball beats South Florida in WNIT semifinal

10:09 PM,
Apr. 2, 2014

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Ryan Dunleavy
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By making the most of its shot at revenge, the Rutgers women's basketball team has made the most of its first appearance in the WNIT.

Almost a month after suffering a NCAA Tournament bubble-bursting home loss to South Florida in the regular-season finale, Rutgers showed just how far it has come late in the season courtesy of the WNIT by never trailing over the final 24 minutes of a 62-52 victory at USF in the semifinals.

"The Scarlet Knights, you don't hit us once and then come back and get us again," coach C. Vivian Stringer told reporters in postgame press conference. "It does not happen." ...